Showing posts with label music trade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music trade. Show all posts

Monday, January 30, 2023

Always Jane by Jenn Bennett

 

“Eighteen-year-old chauffeur’s daughter Jane Marlow grew up among the domestic staff of a wealthy LA rock producer, within reach of bands she idolizes, but never a VIP. Every summer, Jane and her father head to the Sierras to work at the producer’s luxury lodge at Lake Condor—a resort town and the site of a major musical festival.

The legendary family who runs the festival are the Sarafians, and Jane’s had a longtime crush on their oldest son, Eddie—doltish but sweet. So when a long-distance romance finally sparks between them, she doesn’t hesitate to cross class lines.

But Jane’s feelings about Eddie are thrown into question after she returns to the lake and reconnects with his alluringly intense brother, the dark horse of her placid summer plans. A fellow lover of music—and hater of the game—Fen Sarafian has been ousted from the family and is slumming it at a vinyl record shop. He burns for Jane like a house on fire and will do anything to sabotage his older brother, even if it means taking a wrecking ball to a multi-million-dollar music festival. Or Jane’s heart.”
- taken from Goodreads.

Jane Marlow has long held a crush on Eddie Sarafain, even though his family is wealthy and she is the hired help. Two years have passed since her life changing accident at the lake and Eddie has finally reciprocated her feelings. Spending the summer at the lake with Eddie out of the country, Jane soon runs into Fen, Eddie’s younger brother who he has warned her to stay away from. Fen has always had a crush on Jane and the two brothers do not get along. When Jane and Fen begin spending more time together, things begin to heat up between the two of them. Jane soon realizes that maybe Eddie isn’t the right brother for her, especially when she learns some hard truths.

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Friday, January 29, 2021

Shine by Jessica Jung (Shine book 1)


 

“What would you give for a chance to live your dreams?


For seventeen-year-old Korean American Rachel Kim, the answer is almost everything. Six years ago, she was recruited by DB Entertainment—one of Seoul’s largest K-pop labels, known for churning out some of the world’s most popular stars. The rules are simple: Train 24/7. Be perfect. Don’t date. Easy right?


Not so much. As the dark scandals of an industry bent on controlling and commodifying beautiful girls begin to bubble up, Rachel wonders if she’s strong enough to be a winner, or if she’ll end up crushed… Especially when she begins to develop feelings for K-pop star and DB golden boy Jason Lee. It’s not just that he’s charming, sexy, and ridiculously talented. He’s also the first person who really understands how badly she wants her star to rise.” - taken from Goodreads.com


First of all, the author Jessica Jung is a K-pop legend and former lead singer of the Girls Generation. To me, this book felt authentic. If what Rachel and the other female trainees at DB Entertainment went through in the book really occurs, the K-Pop industry must really be cutthroat. It did take me a couple of chapters to get into the story, but once I was in, I was hooked. I couldn’t put it down to see where Rachel’s story would go. Pleasantly surprised by the ending, I cannot wait to see where the next book goes.


Book two, Bright, is due out in October of 2021. 


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